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Switches sometimes. Both 1st and 3rd were used at some point (switches pretty often actually).

Spoiler for response:

You don't really find out much about Izaya's combat abilities beyond what was already shown. As for Shizuo, volume 2 is really just about him and Anri. Volume 7 is focused on his past, so there are mention of both him and Izaya there (I have not read this before though, only what other readers told me; I might've remembered incorrectly).

Omg, I'm liking this series more and more everytime I watch new episode, read new manga chapter or light novel volume. The only thing I don't like is the numerous number of cast which make it hard to remember.

I would like to ask a spoiler question, what make Shizuo hate Izaya that much?

Stylistic question here; in the novels, are different chapters narrated by different people (a la what the anime has done)? Or do the viewpoints just shift a lot? Or is the first person viewpoint used at all?

Omg, I'm liking this series more and more everytime I watch new episode, read new manga chapter or light novel volume. The only thing I don't like is the numerous number of cast which make it hard to remember.

I would like to ask a spoiler question, what make Shizuo hate Izaya that much?

I haven't read that far, but I highly suspect you'll find out in episode 7 of the anime for the reason mentioned in episode 3.

Spoiler for volume 5+volume 3 I think ...:

Izaya framed Shizuo again with the murder of 3 members of another syndicate (the one that's mentioned by the old man, whom Shizuo went ballastic on and said, "I'm only willing to give you 5 (?) minutes of my life" back in episode 2). Shizuo, Shinra, and Izaya all used to be high school classmates so that might've something to do with it.

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Originally Posted by wandering-dreamer

Stylistic question here; in the novels, are different chapters narrated by different people (a la what the anime has done)? Or do the viewpoints just shift a lot? Or is the first person viewpoint used at all?

remember in episode 6 there was a head floating in the jar?some said it was celty's head. since namie forced mika harima into plastic surgery and created a fake scar to pretend to be seiji's girlfriend...then is celty seiji's suppose-to-be girlfriend??? but im still going for shinra and celty

remember in episode 6 there was a head floating in the jar?some said it was celty's head. since namie forced mika harima into plastic surgery and created a fake scar to pretend to be seiji's girlfriend...then is celty seiji's suppose-to-be girlfriend??? but im still going for shinra and celty

Shinra wants Celty's headless body; Seiji wants Celty's bodyless head. In other words, there is only one Celty but two men can share the one Celty without any problem.

Hi, first post here, could anyone answer me about Mikado, please? He has always been my favorite character but...

Spoiler:

I'm confused now. Has Mikado been faking his personality all along? Why did he always ask about Dollars if he is its creator? If he's been faking, what is he really like? Can anyone give a short summary about his role in the light novel, please?

Hi, first post here, could anyone answer me about Mikado, please? He has always been my favorite character but...

Spoiler:

I'm confused now. Has Mikado been faking his personality all along? Why did he always ask about Dollars if he is its creator? If he's been faking, what is he really like? Can anyone give a short summary about his role in the light novel, please?

Sorry for so many questions...

Spoiler for Book 1:

He's not faking his personality. He's asking a lot of questions because he created the Dollars, and feels responsible for what they do; when he hears someone say something that doesn't line up with what he knows about the Dollars, he naturally investigates. The Dollars may not be what he thinks they are, but they're also not entirely what "Kanra-san" or Kida have said they are.

Strictly speaking, this isn't accurate; Dollars has no leader, and is specifically structured so it can never have a leader. Mikado is merely the creator.

Spoiler for Book 1:

It was a joke from the beginning, it HAD no structure at all. When he crossed the line and gave command that specifically said Namie IS the enemy (for not holding a cellphone), he did become the leader.

It was a joke from the beginning, it HAD no structure at all. When he crossed the line and gave command that specifically said Namie IS the enemy (for not holding a cellphone), he did become the leader.

I can see how you'd think that after reading the first book -- no idea how much you've read. But the version I gave above is repeated quite a few times through the later novels.

Spoiler for Book 1 specific, very general about later novels:

While he did use the Dollars network at the end of the first novel, it's also shown that any member of the Dollars can use the mailing list in the same way. There are people who make enough of a name for themselves that they function as a leader, and have some influence on the Dollars as a whole, but no one person can really control the group. At the end of book 1, Mikado has no more ability to control the Dollars than any member.

I can see how you'd think that after reading the first book -- no idea how much you've read. But the version I gave above is repeated quite a few times through the later novels.

Spoiler for Book 1 specific, very general about later novels:

While he did use the Dollars network at the end of the first novel, it's also shown that any member of the Dollars can use the mailing list in the same way. There are people who make enough of a name for themselves that they function as a leader, and have some influence on the Dollars as a whole, but no one person can really control the group. At the end of book 1, Mikado has no more ability to control the Dollars than any member.

I didn't read beyond book 3. I have not seen the network used in such way, I would be curious to read about how it is being abused as I don't mind spoilers.